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#4E2429
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Alizarin
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"Dark Brown"
Earth · Winter
🧠 Psychology
Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.
✨ Uses
CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.
Tip
Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #4E2429
RGB rgb(78, 36, 41)
HSL hsl(353°, 37%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:54% Y:47% K:69%
Luminance 0.0266
WCAG Accessibility
On white 13.06:1
Aa — #4E2429
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.61:1
Aa — #4E2429
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#4E2429 #234D48
Analogous
#4D233D #4E2429 #4D3323
Triadic
#4E2429 #284D23 #23284D
Split-comp.
#4E2429 #234D33 #233D4D
Tetradic
#4E2429 #3D4D23 #234D48 #33234D
Monochromatic
#B8848A #884E55 #47292C #271618 #000000
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